Automatic skin enhancement with visible and near-infrared image fusion
Sabine E. Susstrunk, Clément Fredembach, Daniel Tamburrino · 2010
Skin tones, portraits in particular, are of critical importance in photography and video, but a number of factors, such as pigmentation irregularities (e.g., moles, freckles), irritation, roughness, or wrinkles can reduce their appeal. Moreover, such "defects" are oftentimes enhanced by scene lighting conditions.